from the stadium to the hospital in Düsseldorf

dbranch for Kylian Mbappe… and for France. The one from Bondy caused alarm during Les Bleus’ debut at Euro 2024 in Germany. And after a very strong blow with Kevin Danso in the last minutes, in a very close match (1-0), he was left injured and with a noticeably damaged nose. A few minutes later the bad news was confirmed.

The Real Madrid newcomer, according to his coach, broke his nose. At the end of the match, Kylian Mbappe boarded an ambulance to be transported to the University Hospital of Düsseldorf, where he will be examined and it will be decided in the next few hours whether he will undergo surgery.

Chronology of what happened

Kylian Mbappe he had to leave Austria-France in the 90th minute after receiving a severe blow to the face, which left him bleeding and a likely broken nose. Team forward real Madrid He tried to finish the cross, but was unable to touch the ball and hit it hard with his shoulder. DansoAustrian power plant.

The striker immediately collapsed to the ground, covering his face with his hands, and it was the opposing goalkeeper. Patrick Pentz the one that caught the referee’s attention Gil Manzano stop the meeting and Mbappe may be involved. French assistants came and treated the striker on the grass… although they could do nothing to improve his continuity on the pitch and, judging by the images, he left with a broken nose.

Before the substitution, Mbappe returned to the field without permission and received a yellow card from the Spanish referee. A card that could affect him in the future of the tournament. because two yellow cards in this European Cup mean disqualification.

After the match, Didier Deschamps spoke on TF1: “If Mbappe has a broken nose? Apparently, yes, his nose is not good at all. Let’s see. That’s what’s bad about tonight. Even if it’s just a nose, it really annoys us.”

If Mbappe’s nose is broken? Apparently, yes, there is nothing wrong with his nose. Let’s see

Didier Deschamps

Thus, in the next few hours the Frenchman will be examined by the Les Bleus medical team, and in the mixed area of ​​the stadium there is already talk about protective mask that Bondi will have to wear in the rest of the Eurocup.

Later at the press conference Deschamps analyzed the situation again: “He is not feeling well, he is in poor condition, he was in the hands of the medical staff. His nose is damaged, that’s for sure, it seems complicated. “That’s the downside of tonight for us.”

He is not feeling well, is in serious condition, and was in the hands of medical personnel.

Didier Deschamps

What’s going on with Mbappe now?

Doubts, of course, concern Mbappe’s recovery time. The next match against the Netherlands, deciding for first place in the group, will take place next Friday, the 21st, at 21:00. The group will close on the 26th against Poland (18:00).

In other similar cases, players such as Fekir (fractured nasal bones) or Saul (deviated septum) They were out for about 10 days, so Kylian’s group stage was in jeopardy.

He spoke about this in the newspaper L’Equipe Le Soir. Dr. F. Briand, former France team doctor: “We have seen how athletes play with defense. It will still take time to recover. And in the next 10-15 days it will be a little difficult. Obviously, a full assessment with imaging is necessary to see if only the nasal is affected septum and whether other facial bones are affected. I’m thinking about cheekbones. If this were the case, unfortunately the competition would be over for the player. If it’s just cartilage, it will need to be put back in place. We can risk making him play with defense, but after a week of rest